Courteney Cox in talks to join Scream 7

Actor Courteney Cox might be returning soon to the Scream franchise. According to an article in Variety, the actor is in talks with the makers of the upcoming instalment.to reprise the role of Gale Weathers.

The seventh movie of the slasher series will be helmed by Scream creator and writer Kevin Williamson. The speculation of Courteney’s inclusion in the project comes just days after Neve Campbell announced she was coming back as Sidney Prescott to the new film after skipping Scream 6 due to a salary dispute.

If Cox were to secure a role in Scream 7, she would continue her streak of being the only main character to appear in every Scream film.

The franchise’s seventh installment has been facing turbulent waters for some months now. Last year, Spyglass fired star Melissa Barrera over posts regarding the Israel-Hamas War that the company viewed as antisemitic, and Jenna Ortega dropped out due to apparent scheduling conflicts.

Scream launched in 1996 with the late Wes Craven going on to direct three sequels known for skewering horror genre tropes. In 2022, the fifth film re-invented the franchise under the direction of directing team Radio Silence. The makers followed it up with Scream 6, which in 2023 became the franchise’s top grossing movie.